A nurse caring for critically ill patients uses interventions to help patients maintain a sense of self. Which of the following are recommended interventions?
A) Disregard the patient's status.
B) Do not use touch out of respect for the patient's privacy.
C) Converse with the patient about his or her life experience.
D) Do not acknowledge or allow expression of negative feelings.
C
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The nurse knows that auscultation of fine crackles would most likely be noticed in:
a. A healthy 5-year-old child. b. A pregnant woman. c. The immediate newborn period. d. Association with a pneumothorax.
For the first time, four generations of nurses are employed at once in the workforce. The generation that is generally described as hardworking and being uncomfortable with change is the:
a. Nexters. b. Veterans. c. baby boomers. d. Generation Xers.
A nurse points out that the cellulose found in celery and lettuce is a source of _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
An older adult says, "I cannot believe that I have had a heart attack. I thought I had stomach flu and a backache." What nursing response is indicated?
1. "I am also surprised that you had a heart attack. Your symptoms did not sound that severe." 2. "Usually a patient has chest and arm pain with a heart attack." 3. "The symptoms of heart attack change as people age and may include back pain or stomach problems." 4. "It is rare but a backache and a stomach ache can occur as a signal of a heart attack."